Sydney Areas, One Page at a Time
Circular Quay and The Rocks put you on the harbour and on the ferries. Darling Harbour is the family end of the centre. Surry Hills, Newtown and Paddington are where people actually eat and drink, and Bondi and Manly are the two beach answers.
Areas
Northern Beaches
Manly to Palm Beach: ferries, patrols, whale season and what a day on the Northern Beaches really costs.
Areas
The Rocks
Sydney's oldest quarter: convict lanes, harbour views, historic pubs and ghost tours under the bridge.
Areas
Darling Harbour
Ferries, aquariums, museums and dinner cruises on Sydney's western waterfront, 15 minutes from Town Hall.
Planning
Eastern Suburbs
Beaches, pool-side brunches and the neighbourhoods where Sydney's weekend actually happens.
Areas
Woolloomooloo
The finger wharf, the ferry docks and the garden edge: Sydney's quietest harbour pocket.
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Darlinghurst
Cafe streets, free museums and late-night bars in Sydney's most walkable inner-city pocket.
Experiences
Barangaroo
Headland park, harbour lookouts and harbourside dining on Sydney's western edge.
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Potts Point
Art deco village living, eating streets and harbour glimpses, minutes from the CBD.
Planning
Inner West
Newtown, Glebe, Balmain and Marrickville: the local side of Sydney, and how to do it on Opal.
Areas
Paddington
Terrace-house heritage, weekend markets and Oxford Street dining, minutes from the CBD.